In US city of Kenosha prayer vigil at ELCA church calls for confession, lament and justice for Jacob Blake
Kenosha, WisconsinRNS The message appeared on signs, T-shirts and face masks in the crowd. Black Lives Matter. But Sonja Wolfe, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Church Council and resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin, said she was tired of feeling like they don’t. “I’m tired of feeling like I don’t matter to some people […]
Christian fundraising site has earned more than $US270,000 for alleged Kenosha shooter
USRNS A Christian fundraising site, Give Send Go, has raised more than $US270,000, well beyond its $US200,000 goal for the alleged Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse. A scrolling ticker on the website shows who has recently donated to trending campaigns, many of whom are supporting the Rittenhouse fundraiser. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested on Wednesday, 26th August, and is being […]
Anti-racism protesters rally in Kenosha, watched by National Guard reinforcements
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USReuters About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” as National Guard units stood by to prevent a resurgence of violence that rocked the lakeside city earlier in the week. Jacob Blake, Sr, the father of the 29-year-old Black […]